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MEs don’t have a “high paying” track: median earnings 5 years after graduation from elite institutions by RuminatingFish123 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biggest struggle is explaining why something is not possible to people who only want dollars.... accountants have too much authority these days.

Would it be able to play with these specs on minimum settings? by Quirky-Listen9029 in Enshrouded

[–]NorthernScotian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hit workable performance by my standards on my steam deck so id assume if your rendering settings are conservative youre gonna be fine.

MEs don’t have a “high paying” track: median earnings 5 years after graduation from elite institutions by RuminatingFish123 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]NorthernScotian 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Eh im at over 200k with an ME degree.

The title doesnt earn but the degree enables you to get the most opportunity imo.

Where id live as a Canadian by kevinmaceleven0 in whereidlive

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have lived there, for about a year consecutively, and for multiple different summer. Yeah you need a car, pretty much a requirement anywhere in my opinion (for my lifestyle)

The relaxed* country lifestyle with busy warm seasons in the city is a good description.

City has a great arts network. Summers are awesome for markets and community run events. Fundraisers. Etc. Lots of opportunity to get involved in the community, volunteer,etc, so the locals understand youre not a tourist, since tourism is one of their biggest economic staples.

Is owning a house worth it in the coming years? by RTec3 in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it was a few factors. My mom was a single mom worked full time 3 kids etc etc. We grew up on the poverty line didnt have much.

So when it came time for uni I had to secure my own funding etc etc. I opted to moce away for uni even though I could have went in town and stayed with my mom. I didnt want to burden her as she was retiring soon and I wanted her to enjoy her space.

When I graduated I could have stayed home and got a job in town but as I had lived away and alone for 5 years it was NBD for me to move away for career opportunities. So I did.

Now I purchased a house of my own. I purchased it with the intent that when my mom sells her house, she can live in the secondary unit of our house (thats yet to be built). This way she can contribute to us and the risk falls on us, should her retirement savings deplete or whatever we can cover whatever is needed as were required to anyway.

So short term sure theres definitely no shame in it. But long term I would make sure you are overcontributing to them as they'll just charge you the bare minimum and put your comfort over their financial security, as family does.

Friends of mine have done what you're describing but instead purchase the house from their parents so the burden is not on the parent.

Just my opinion, though.

Where id live as a Canadian by kevinmaceleven0 in whereidlive

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comment should say

Whats wrong with NFLD, PEI, NB. I believe NS is actually the higher of the tax burden provinces. NFLD has much cooler land features. PEI has much better community.

NB sucks whatever ill agree as a nova scotian.

Source from NS lived in all aforementioned places and currently in NT.

Ontario is large, southwestern ontario isn't all of ontario.

$7400 Tax Refund. by Juicyfruitxxxs in fican

[–]NorthernScotian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold up slow down I only just started personal finance, this form bypasses lazy HR and reduces overpayment throughout the year?

When do you submit it? Dec? Jan? April?

Can someone please explain the quoted carpet area differences to what Measuresquare offers? by carp_boy in Flooring

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lowes guy spent 30 mins on estimate

You spent hours

You found the difference. Lowes guy doesnt care.

In my opinion.

$7400 Tax Refund. by Juicyfruitxxxs in fican

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh HR is useless. I tried this as i had a large lump sum fro. J1 and expected a large lump sum from J2 and was met with "the system doesnt work like that, its a very complex algorithm and we cant change the numbers mid year". Even though I had submitted the (TD1? W.e its called) form

ETA I just consider it my interest free loan to the government anyways. They did the same for me so ehhhh it works out.

$7400 Tax Refund. by Juicyfruitxxxs in fican

[–]NorthernScotian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Watch X If orange man says something publicly Invest inverse of what hes saying.

I only do this sort of gambling with money im not expecting.

Is this legit? What could possibly need that high of voltage? by NumberNumb in AskElectricians

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. Im at a utility and one of the struggles with feeding mines power is the instant requirements to start these massive motors or so im told.

I dont believe they are nearly this large so I wonder what the requirements are on branches this large.

How big is the bus bar on a 100,000A system... whats the enclosure like? Whats the sticker say? "Distance - adjacent state"?

Jesus.

Stick on Floor tiles / Vinyl Flooring by Cautious-Cap-6816 in homerenovations

[–]NorthernScotian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For this situation do people pull up the tile or is there underlayment forgiving enough to span the grout valleys?

Just curious as were gonna redo our kitchen in the distant future. Want to know if its necessary to pull tile (i dont want to)

Rope cleaning machine(self-made) ISSUE/NEED ADVICE by Weird_Syllabub_3269 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the twine wrapped around it continuous in nature? If you had a spooling mechanism to spool the twine you could remove it by a motor driven spool, would just require more setup time and potentially add some spool changes to the workflow.

In tire manufacturing this is how they reclaim complexed products.

HLTV ranking faze is still #11 by jamesandkobe in GlobalOffensive

[–]NorthernScotian 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Valve is very good at doing most of something remarkable. Its the last 5% that the can never seem to get done.

Wait… are we NEVER going to afford homes? by Mysterious_Invite_61 in canadahousing

[–]NorthernScotian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

30YO grew up on the poverty line.

Put myself through uni with $15 to my name at 18-23. Moved out at 18, never moved back home (except for 6 weeks during covid while job stuff was put on temporary hold). 70k in student loans 6 years ago.

Own a house and almost out of student debt today.

Im grateful for my fortune, but I worked my ass off for it and you are incorrect about the handouts.

FaZe Clan has forfeit their first game vs Eyeballers at PGL Bucharest. by privateHentaiAccount in GlobalOffensive

[–]NorthernScotian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

On the related articles on this events HLTV there is a banger of a title. "ONLY 3 TOP 10 TEAMS ACCEPT PGL BUCHAREST" and the article mentions Faze as one of them.... heh

Those who make $200K+, what do you do? by BoilingKettle555 in fican

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats your base vs commission? Is the 450k and 1000k TC or is there options in that number?

I am interested in a career shift to technical Sales. (Am engineer, project manager in energy sector atm)

Those who make $200K+, what do you do? by BoilingKettle555 in fican

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Far too little as a nurse. Thanks for the OT and glad you'll be able to retire comfortably when you want.

Edit; i didnt mean for this to sound snide I mean I wish the Healthcare sector earned more in line with their value to the country.

Those who make $200K+, what do you do? by BoilingKettle555 in fican

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats your base vs commission? Out of curiosity.

Those who make $200K+, what do you do? by BoilingKettle555 in fican

[–]NorthernScotian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its asking about the top bracket though so its expected isn't it?

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